HIXNY enhancements extend electronic medical records’ reach

Physicians using AthenaHealth’s electronic health record service will now be able to access their patients’ community health records supplied by the Healthcare Information Xchange of New York, thanks to the successful connection of the exchange with AthenaHealth’s platform. Also, HIXNY said Thursday that the Adirondack Regional Community Health Information Exchange, also known as ARCHIE, has merged with HIXNY.

With the combination, HIXNY now serves 17 counties in the Capital Region and northern New York.

The two developments should ease the electronic flow of patient information among the patient’s providers.

HIXNY is a collaborative effort of health plans, hospitals, and physician practices to share medical information more efficiently, with the goal of benefitting patients. The organization, founded by the Iroquois Healthcare Alliance and the New York Health Plan Association, is based in Latham.